Department of Education - Victoria

Glengarry Primary School is a rural school of approximately 160 students, located only a short drive from Traralgon in the Latrobe Valley, Gippsland, Victoria. Our school was established in 1888 and is situated in the middle of the community orientated township of Glengarry. We are proud to be an integral part of the Glengarry and district community with our student population drawn primarily from the township of Glengarry and its surrounding towns.

Vision: 
At Glengarry Primary School, we are empowered learners and respectful community members who embrace challenge and celebrate growth. 

Values: 
Respect caring for yourself, others and the environment and taking responsibility for your actions
Resilience being able to problem solve and progress through challenges
Collaboration  working effectively to achieve a common goal
Progress  growing as a person and as a learner
Joy finding your own happiness and helping others find theirs

We have 7 classrooms and run 4 seperate specialist classes which includes Physical Education, Art, STEM and Kitchen Garden. We employ 19 staff members which include a Principal, 8 classroom teachers, 2 specialist teachers, 5 Education Support staff, a wellbeing officer, and 2 administration staff / business manager. 

We have strong Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) both as a Junior (P-2) and Senior (3-6) school, along with a whole school PLC which focuses on whole school priorities and building teacher capacity. We are proud to have a deep focus on building teachers' knowledge and skills to support the learning of our students. 

 

SC1    Demonstrated knowledge of the relevant curriculum, including the capacity to incorporate the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills. Demonstrated capacity to respond to student learning needs.

SC2    Demonstrated capacity to implement high impact teaching strategies, guided by how students learn, and evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth. 

SC3    Demonstrated capacity to monitor and assess student learning. Demonstrated capacity to use data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4    Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated capacity to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, colleagues and the broader school community to support student learning, wellbeing and engagement.    

SC5    Demonstrated behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated capacity to reflect upon practice and engage in professional learning to continually improve the quality of teaching.